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Archive of: July, 2012

As the NHS Commissioning Board prepares to assume direct responsibility for specialised services, the Alliance is delighted to welcome Sir David Nicholson, Sir Bruce Keogh and The Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell MP to a top line-up of speakers for our third biennial conference on 6th November.

The conference is aimed at a broad audience and, as well as reviewing the Board’s general preparedness, will be looking at the key issues of policy convergence, integration, diagnosis and shared decision-making and innovation where specialised services are concerned.

The Alliance was delighted to beat off tough competition and win the Best Healthcare Policy Programme at this year’s Communique Awards for its work in helping to inform and influence the development of specialised commissioning policy for people with rare and complex conditions.